Calvinism vs. Arminianism Among Baptists of Two Stripes
I’m neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, and I work for a non-profit organization (sort of). Plus, I’ve already used that joke before, and it’s not even mine. But I still think what I’m about to predict will come true.Wait for it… Calvinism and Arminianism will be a source of disagreement within my Christian circles—a disagreement which will tempt people on both sides to be, at times, spiteful and un-Christian. Before (or even after) we become guilty of sowing discord among our...
A Post for My Mother-in-Law
I just installed the brand-new Standard Theme 3 on my blog, and I want to take this opportunity to use its image-posting template to show off a cute girl who lives at my house. She is a true blessing from the Lord.
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So a man constructs a heavily fortified, state-of-the-art port on the coast of Somalia. He allows any ship in the world to come into the port carrying whatever they want to carry—as long as they promise, cross their hearrrrrts, that they’re not pirates. “We promise! We promise!” say all the ship captains. (“We promise! AWK! We promise!” the parrots on their shoulders repeat.) “But what’s in it for you, port owner?” “Just let me sell ad space on the side of your ships, that’s all.” “Deal!” They...
This Just In! Britney Spears Offers Her Opinion on the Ideological Bent of the Roberts Court!
About thirteen years ago—toward the end of my undergraduate education—I suddenly realized that there was some TV news I could no longer stomach. I remember noticing it; I honestly had trouble then and now describing just why it happened. But Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa) helped me do so with some unscripted comments he recently made in a congressional committee meeting: When it comes to developing content, our entertainment machine is too often in a race to the bottom. Even worse, our news...
David Pogue on the Religious War Among Technology Enthusiasts
David Pogue, entertaining and perceptive and level-headed tech reviewer at the NY Times, proves again why I read every one of his columns in this genuinely helpful post. When you buy a product, you are, in a way, locking yourself in. You’re committing to a brand. Often, you’re committing to thousands of dollars in software for that platform, or lenses for that camera, or e-books for that reader. You have a deeply vested interest in being right. Whenever somebody comes along and says, in print,...